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🌲 Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

National Forest📍 Montanaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🫐 Berry Foraging⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🍄 Mushroom Foraging📷 Nature Photography
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, straight-line distance.

12 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Warnken Ranch
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
14 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Leo Murnion
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
16 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Gabrian Ranch
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
18 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Gardner Ranch
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
19 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Tash T Diamond
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
19 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Upper Mulkey Gulch
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
20 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Willow_Glen_Ranch
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)
23 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Block Management Area — Desert Coulee
Free — MT hunting license + free BMA permission (Type 1: sign-in box; Type 2: contact landowner/FWP first)

📋 Standard rules — National Forests

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Generally free to enter; some trailheads/day-use sites charge $5–10 (America the Beautiful covers them)
  • Hunting, fishing, and foraging for personal use are generally ALLOWED with state licenses — check ranger-district rules
  • Dispersed camping allowed up to 14 days, 100–200 ft from water and trails
  • Campfires per posted fire danger; motor vehicles on designated routes only (see the MVUM map)
  • Dogs allowed, leash rules vary; drones generally allowed outside wilderness areas